联邦调查局调查前伊利诺伊州卡莱尔警察局长涉嫌联邦资金欺诈，指控其为联邦调查局工作组租赁资金。 FBI investigates former Carlyle, IL, police chief over alleged fraud in federal funding for FBI task force lease.

联邦调查局正在调查伊利诺伊州卡莱尔市前警察局长Mark Pingsterhaus, 根据国会新闻伊利诺伊州和伊利诺伊州答复项目获得的搜查令, 调查可能发生的电线欺诈和联邦资金盗窃。 The FBI is investigating Mark Pingsterhaus, former police chief of Carlyle, Illinois, over possible wire fraud and theft of federal funds, according to a search warrant obtained by Capitol News Illinois and the Illinois Answers Project. 调查始于2025年11月,重点是与一项2021年租赁协议有关的财务记录,该协议允许联邦调查局南伊利诺伊州工作队在当地警察局运作,联邦共为翻修支付180 000美元,每月租金3 750美元。 The probe, which began in November 2025, focuses on financial records tied to a 2021 lease agreement allowing the FBI’s Southern Illinois task force to operate from the local police station, with federal payments totaling up to $180,000 for renovations and $3,750 monthly in rent. Pingsterhaus于2023年12月辞职,曾于2023年参加联邦调查局领导课程,没有受到指控。 Pingsterhaus, who resigned in December 2023 and previously attended an FBI leadership course in 2023, has not been charged. 2026年2月初,联邦调查局工作队成员Jason Herzing被任命为临时警察局长,年薪为100 000美元。 In early February 2026, Jason Herzing, an FBI task force member, was named interim police chief with a $100,000 annual salary. 联邦或地方当局没有公布关于这些指控的进一步详情。 No further details about the allegations have been released by federal or local authorities.